Raiamas ansorgii

Raiamas ansorgii
Barilius ansorgii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Chedrinae
Genus:	Raiamas
Species:	R. ansorgii
Binomial name
Raiamas ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910) [2]
Synonyms
Barilius ansorgiiBoulenger, 1910

Raiamas ansorgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Raiamas . It is endemic to the Cuanza River in Angola. ^{[3] [1]}

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of English explorer and collector William John Ansorge (1850–1913), who collected the holotype specimen. ^[4]

References

1. Da Costa, L. (2007). "Raiamas ansorgii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T63297A12640435. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63297A12640435.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Raiamas ansorgii". FishBase .
3. Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family DANIONIDAE: Bleeker 1863 (Danios)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 February 2025.